Title

'The Taking of Gibraltar', August 1704, (c1880). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'The Taking of Gibraltar', August 1704, (c1880). The Capture of Gibraltar by the forces of the Grand Alliance occurred between 1-3 August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The Grand Alliance was a European coalition, founded in 1686 as the League of Augsburg. Since the beginning of the war the Alliance had been looking for a harbour in the Iberian Peninsula to control the Strait of Gibraltar and facilitate naval operations against the French fleet in the western Mediterranean Sea. Following a heavy bombardment the town was invaded by English and Dutch marines and sailors. The governor, Diego de Salinas, agreed to surrender Gibraltar and its small garrison on 3 August. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. I, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D03_255

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

189,8Mb (11,7Mb) / 34,1in x 21,6in / 10217 x 6493 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Europe sea boat boats arts coastal harbour book smoke view continent British geography European capture conflict Gibraltar war location century rowing boat vista Britain invasion literature concept battle B&W Mediterranean Sea MONOCHROME standing stone 19th century water transport bombardment black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century nineteenth century historic The Print Collector geographical feature sea battle TGN War of the Spanish Succession James Men an Tol engraving landscape Grand Alliance Unknown Diego de Grant Co Cassell & Co Cassell & Petter view to land Cassell Petter & Galpin Cassell and Company Ltd Cassell & Company British Battles on Land and Sea Cassell James Grant Diego de Salinas Salinas Diego Esteban Gomez de Salinas y Rodri Cassell & Co Cassell Petter Galpin & Co James Grant Diego de Salinas engraving landscape